- Daniel Hughes (Gaelic footballer)
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Daniel Hughes Personal information Sport Gaelic football Position Forward Born County Down, [Northern Ireland]] Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Club(s) Years Club Saval Club Titles Down titles 0 Inter-county(ies) Years County 2001-Present Down Inter-county titles Ulster titles 0 All Stars 1 Daniel Hughes is a Gaelic football player from County Down, Northern Ireland. He plays for the Down senior inter county football team and for his club Saval.
He scored three points in the 2010 All-Ireland Football Final where Down were defeated 0-15 to 0-16 by Cork.[1]
In October 2010, Hughes was named in the 2010 All-Star football team for his performances for Down during the 2010 season, it was his first All Star award.[2][3] In November 2010, Hughes was also named in the 2010 GPA Gaelic Football team of the year.[4]
References
- ^ "All-Ireland SFC Final: Cork 0-16 0-15 Down". BBC Sport. 2010-09-19. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/northern_ireland/gaelic_games/9011135.stm. Retrieved 2010-10-27.
- ^ "'Strange' All Stars snub for Rebels". Irish Independent. 2010-10-14. http://www.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-football/strange-all-stars-snub-for-rebels-2378543.html. Retrieved 2010-10-19.
- ^ "Four Down players are among the 2010 GAA All Stars". BBC Sport. 2010-10-14. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/northern_ireland/gaelic_games/9089776.stm. Retrieved 2010-10-27.
- ^ "Cork & Down dominate GPA selection". RTE Sport. 2010-11-04. http://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/championship/2010/1104/teamoftheyear.html. Retrieved 2010-11-10.
Down - All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Runners-up 2010 1 B. McVeigh | 2 D.McCartan | 3 D. Gordon | 4 D. Rafferty | 5 D. Rooney | 6 K. McKernan | 7 C. Garvey | 8 P. Fitzpatrick | 9 K. King | 10 D. Hughes | 11 M. Poland | 12 B. Coulter (c) | 13 P. McComiskey | 14 J. Clarke | 15 M. Clarke |
Sub used: C. Maginn for John Clarke | B. MacArdle for Damian Rafferty | A. Brannigan for Kalum King | C. Laverty for Mark Poland | R. Murtagh for Paul McComiskey |
Manager: James McCartan |2010 All Star Gaelic Football Team 1 B. McVeigh | 2 P. Kelly | 3 M. Shields | 4 C. Harrison | 5 P. Kissane | 6 G. Canty | 7 P. Jordan | 8 P. Keenan | 9 A. Walsh |
10 D. Hughes | 11 M. Clarke | 12 J. Doyle | 13 C. Cooper | 14 B. BroganFOTY | 15 B. CoulterCategories:- Down Gaelic footballers
- Saval Gaelic footballers
- 2010 Gaelic Athletic Association All Star Awards winners (football)
- Living people
- Ulster Gaelic football biography stubs
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